City of Tshwane’s mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, has appealed to residents to refrain from illegally occupying abandoned buildings and land. He met with the leadership of the Central Hostel in Block H, Soshanguve yesterday, to discuss the housing challenges affecting residents occupying the facility and to outline the metro’s proposed interventions. […]
# City Power acting CEO, Charles Tlouane, says government institutions need to lead by example and honour their municipal payment obligations. Government institutions owe the power utility more than 270-million-rand, while total customer debt sits at 13.3-billion-rand. Public healthcare facilities account for a big chunk of the outstanding debt. Tlouane says City Power remains committed […]
# The South African Police Service has dismissed Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, who is one of 12 officers linked to the 228-million-rand Medicare24 SAPS tender scandal. Her dismissal follows the conclusion of an internal disciplinary process in which Matjeng was found guilty on multiple counts of serious misconduct, arising from her relationship with alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ […]
# Eastern Cape police recorded 229 arrests as 28 anti-immigrant marches took place across the province yesterday. The arrests comprise 208 undocumented foreign nationals and 21 criminal arrests related to the protests. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says the largest demonstrations were in Bizana, Lusikisiki, Flagstaff, and Mthatha, with all gatherings remaining largely peaceful:
# City Power says outstanding billing queries have reduced significantly since moving the billing system from the City of Johannesburg. In March, the power utility issued credits totalling 136-million-rand to 86 customers who were overcharged. City Power’s chief commercial officer, Thamsanqa Mathiso, says since the takeover in July last year, queries have reduced from around […]
# The City of Cape Town council has approved the Economic Growth Directorate’s request to start a public participation process on the proposal to sell and redevelop part of the parking lot at the Civic Centre. The project was endorsed by the metro last year as a high-impact property transaction. The deadline for public comment is 27 […]
# The MK Party has submitted a motion to the Impeachment Committee, calling for it to exercise its powers to secure critical evidence necessary for the proper execution of its mandate. The party wants the committee to issue a binding summons to the National Assembly speaker and the lawful custodian of records at the legal […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says South Africa’s foreign policy continues to be guided by the pursuit of peace, development, multilateralism, solidarity and a rules-based international order. He says diplomacy has become more important than ever, as competition over strategic resources, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, technological innovation and global supply chains […]
# Tshwane deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, says claims that the metro was unable, or at risk of being unable, to pay its employees’ salaries in June are false. The DA has claimed that the metro only had sufficient cash available in its bank account to process payroll by late […]
